CT Health News Weekly Newsletter
October 26, 2025

Prospect Medical bankruptcy woes continue as Lamont and Tong pledge action; CVS announces more Hartford-based layoffs; Trump actions on health funding and fluoride cause concern; Black Maternal and Infant Health Caucus works to address maternal health disparities; and magic mushrooms may be legalized through psilocybin legislation. From public policy and health insurance, to hospitals to groundbreaking research, health news is made every day in Connecticut. Stay informed at www.cthealthnews.com!

Health Perspectives

2024 Reports Reveal Patient, Provider Barriers to Accessing and Achieving Good Oral Health Care

Top News

State representatives are supporting fair access to healthcare of women of color NBC Connecticut 1/24/25	CT hospital formalizes expansion in Manhattan Hartford Business Journal 1/24/25	Comptroller's 'Cabinet' backs increasing state Medicaid rates Westfair Communications 1/24/25
CT school services aid kids' mental health despite staff shortages Public News Service 1/24/25	Backus Hospital opens pharmacy for the public: What to know in 60-seconds Norwich Bulletin 1/23/25	CT Democrats push to shield state from Trump administration's fluoride removal plan WSHU 1/23/25
State lawmaker wants increased scrutiny around Rad Partners affiliate Jefferson Radiology Radiology Business 1/23/25	Governor Lamont Proposes Enhanced Oversight for Connecticut Healthcare Sector CTHN 1/23/25	Cigna names chief medical officer Becker's Healthcare 1/23/25
Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4 billion in settlement over opioid epidemic, CT officials say Connecticut Public 1/23/25	The federal hiring freeze could hurt vets care, other benefits; Blumenthal pushes for VA staffing Connecticut Public 1/23/25	New syringe production line up and running at BD Tri-Corner News/Lakeville Journal 1/22/25
Comptroller Scanlon 'very confident' state will raise Medicaid reimbursement rates Hartford Business Journal 1/22/25	CVS Health Corp. announces more layoffs in letter to CT and Hartford officials Hartford Courant 1/22/25	Connecticut considers expanding firefighter cancer presumption to other workers Business Insurance 1/22/25
Opinion: The state is under-funding CT's community health centers CT Mirror 1/22/25	States consider high costs, possible savings of covering weight-loss drugs for their workers Stateline 1/21/25	No plans for independent monitors at two CT hospitals following Prospect Medical bankruptcy CTPost 1/21/25
CT lawmaker seeks ability take control of financially distressed hospitals Hartford Courant 1/21/25	Best online master's in nursing programs: US News - UConn ranked #5 Becker's Hospital Review 1/21/25	UConn Health researcher discovers missing regulator in Parkinson's disease Medical Xpress 1/20/25
Trump and the money CT gets from the federal government. Are billions at stake? Medicaid dollars cause for major concern Hartford Courant 1/20/25	Kicking off the new year with healthy habits to prevent Alzheimer's disease NBC Connecticut 1/18/25	Connecticut Lawmakers File Bill to Legalize Medicinal Psilocybin Use The Marijuana Herald 1/18/25

CT Healthcare Careers

Associate Medical Director - General Psychiatry Hartford HealthCare New Britain	Consult-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship Program Director Yale University New Haven	RN Clinical Lead ProHealth Physicians Wallingford
Oncology Sales Specialist Merck Hartford	Endocrinology Clinic Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner Middlesex Health Connecticut - Mult. Locations	Academic Affiliated Family Medicine Practice Enterprise Medical Services New Haven